The past is never dead. It's not even past
by María José Pérez Sián In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation […]
This episode of IHS podcasts highlights the work of Dr. Jason Lustig, Lecturer and the Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies. The episode also features Dr. Cañizares-Esguerra, the Director of the IHS, and Ashley Garcia, a PhD Candidate in History at UT Austin. This podcast is […]
By Ilan Palacios Avineri In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation will […]
The Visualizing Cultures site provides a deep dive into the history of China and Japan through carefully curated collections of primary documents. Created by a team of scholars based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the page features image galleries, lesson plans, and even an online introductory-level course. It has partnered with archives around […]
By Susan Deans-Smith (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin) and John W. Smith (Independent Scholar, University Affiliate Research Fellow-Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies) This article is the second of two parts in a series entitled, Hidden in Plain Sight: Reflections On A Mexican Baroque Enigma. You can read the […]
By Sarah Porter Over the past few decades, community organizers and scholars have successfully drawn public attention to mass incarceration in the United States through a variety of mediums including print, film, and digital projects. Yet, the magnitude of the American prison system often encourages researchers and activists to employ quantitative methods. These approaches, while […]
From the editors: Not Even Past is delighted to publish this introduction to new research by four remarkable students in the History Honors Program at UT. Their groundbreaking research spans different periods and places and was conducted in the most difficult of circumstances dues to the COVID-19 pandemic. Undergraduate research is at the heart of […]
By Diego A. Godoy From the editors: In 2021, Not Even Past launched a new collaboration with LLILAS Benson. Journey into the Archive: History from the Benson Latin American Collection celebrates the Benson’s centennial and highlights the center’s world-class holdings. This article first appeared in Tex Libris, a blog from the Office of the Director of the […]
By Matthew Butler and John Erard From the editors: In 2021, Not Even Past launched a new collaboration with LLILAS Benson. Journey into the Archive: History from the Benson Latin American Collection celebrates the Benson’s centennial and highlights the center’s world-class holdings. This article first appeared in Portal magazine, an annual publication of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies […]
By Melissa Guy, Director, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection LLILAS Benson is proud to feature our collections in Not Even Past during 2021, the centennial year of the Benson Latin American Collection. This is a fitting collaboration, because from its very beginnings, the Benson’s collection has been inextricably linked with history and historians, especially […]